Hi, I am Vivek. I am a Software Quality Analyst specializing in testing of Mac/iPhone/iPad applications. I enjoy trying out new applications, Operating systems and new gadgets. I am also interested in application development for Mac, iPhone and iPad. I like playing games on the PC and my Sony PSP.

 

Slow file access in Mac OS Lion?

After upgrading to Mac OS Lion, the disk access time has increased substantially. Even after the desktop is displayed, the hard drive keeps churning for quite some time. Once the system is completely booted up, the system is responsive. Has anyone else encountered this issue?

{ brackets: curly }: Function Declaration vs Assignment in Javascript

Interesting!!!

curly-brackets:

There are two common ways to create a function in Javascript:

// function assignment
var fA = function() { }; // function declaration
function fB() { };

Functionally they both created a function — fA() and fB() respectively. Yet there are fundamental difference between that two that might…

Tumblr android

The new update for tumblr for android looks superb! The UI is nicely done and easy to navigate. I specially like radar feature that shows photo posts.

Mac OS X Lion

Finally installed Lion on my system. Been waiting for it to become stable :) Reverse scrolling in Lion sucks so installed Scroll Reverse.

I am not sure why Apple has reversed the scrolling in Lion, I believe it has something to do with the touch screen kind of scrolling behavior. This would work great with the Magic mouse but is really irritating while using a normal scroll mouse.

Now the only thing that I need to check if my dev tools (eclipse, komodo) work fine.

I am yet to update the OS to 10.7.3.

Full screen mode looks superb. Infact I am typing this while in full screen mode in Chrome. :)

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Friedrich Nietzsche